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settlement_n of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n upon_o otho_n the_o first_o p._n 22_o chap._n iu_o the_o most_o remarkable_a action_n of_o the_o count_n of_o esté_fw-fr from_o otho_n the_o great_a to_o henry_n the_o three_o p._n 41_o chap._n v._o the_o most_o material_a passage_n of_o the_o life_n of_o azo_n the_o five_o and_o of_o matildis_n countess_n of_o esté_fw-fr p._n 58_o chap._n vi_o a_o account_n of_o what_o past_a as_o well_o in_o the_o german_n as_o in_o the_o italian_a branch_n of_o the_o family_n from_o the_o death_n of_o matildis_n till_o otho_n of_o esté_fw-fr duke_n of_o brunswick_n be_v choose_v emperor_n p._n 87_o chap._n vii_o the_o irreconcilable_a difference_n of_o the_o guelph_n and_o gibellin_n with_o the_o marquis_n of_o esté_n get_v ferrara_n and_o the_o death_n of_o the_o most_o infamous_a tyrant_n actiolin_n and_o of_o his_o brother_n albericus_n p._n 118_o chap._n viii_o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o guelph_n and_o gibellin_n until_o the_o death_n of_o rinaldus_n the_o second_o p._n 141_o chap._n ix_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o what_o pass_v in_o lombardy_n from_o opizo_n advancement_n till_o that_o of_o borsius_fw-la the_o first_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n and_o of_o the_o council_n hold_v at_o ferrara_n to_o unite_v the_o greek_a and_o latin_a church_n under_o eugenius_n the_o four_o with_o several_a other_o memorable_a transaction_n p._n 161_o chap._n x._o the_o life_n of_o borsius_fw-la the_o first_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n and_o modena_n p._n 189_o chap._n xi_o the_o life_n of_o hercules_n the_o first_o the_o second_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n etc._n etc._n p._n 201_o chap._n xii_o the_o life_n of_o alphonsus_n the_o first_o the_o three_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n p._n 213_o chap._n xiii_o the_o life_n of_o hercules_n the_o second_o the_o four_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n p._n 226_o chap._n fourteen_o the_o life_n of_o alphonsus_n the_o second_o the_o five_o and_o last_o duke_n of_o ferrara_n p._n 233_o chap._n xv._n the_o 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103._o l._n 21._o r._n he_o have_v p._n 104._o l._n 22._o for_o stand_a r._n stand_v p._n 111._o l._n 19_o r._n to_o declare_v for_o p._n 124._o l._n 4._o r._n but_o that_o the_o p._n 124._o l._n 5._o r._n shall_v not_o p._n 127._o l._n 28._o r._n his_o own_o ruin_n p._n 128._o l._n 8._o r._n legate_n and_o count_n boniface_n p._n 129._o l._n 4._o r._n marquis_n p._n 132._o l._n 17._o r._n to_o form_n p._n 138._o l._n 23._o r._n but_o be_v p._n 139._o l._n 20._o for_o that_o r._n until_o l._n 26._o after_o injure_v r._n be_v so_o great_a that_o p._n 139._o l._n 25._o r._n do_v to_o satisfy_v the_o vengeance_n p._n 160._o l._n 10._o r._n this_o as_o necessary_a to_o p._n 165._o l._n 25._o for_o himself_o r._n he_o p._n 168._o l._n 4._o r._n who_o be_v p._n 170._o l._n 13._o r._n belluno_n p._n 170._o l._n 23._o for_o come_v r._n come_v p._n 170._o l._n 25._o r._n and_o turn_v p._n 170._o l._n 26._o for_o and_o put_v r._n put_v p._n 173._o l._n 17._o r._n sforza_n p._n 184._o l._n 9_o 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